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Rock Island requiem : the collapse of a mighty fine line /
Chronicles the unraveling and demise of the mighty Rock Island Railroad--the largest railroad liquidation in American history. Victim of government regulation, inept management, individual greed, and self-interest, its downfall presents in microcosm the story of the railroad industry's larger p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lawrence, Kansas :
University Press of Kansas,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Chronicles the unraveling and demise of the mighty Rock Island Railroad--the largest railroad liquidation in American history. Victim of government regulation, inept management, individual greed, and self-interest, its downfall presents in microcosm the story of the railroad industry's larger problems in postwar America--and in relief, the story of America's economic failures in the 1960s and 1970s. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 380 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0700620303 9780700620302 |